World: Chinese: Chinese Tones-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. An easy one to start us off: What are the tones for 'cheng (accomplish, become complete) yu (words, language)'?

World: Harding, Warren G.: Warren Harding-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Will Hays, who would later become famous for the Hays Code, which drew up the moral conduct in US motion pictures, served in Harding's cabinet in what office?

Secretary of the Labor Secretary of the Navy Postmaster General Secretary of the Interior

World: Arabic: The Solar System in Arabic!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. The Sun contains about 98 percent of the solar system's mass. What is the Sun called in Arabic?

World: Religious Buildings: Famous Churches of Europe-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. The archbishop of this church and diocese holds the highest position in the Church of England. What is the name of the Church of England's "Mother Church"?

World: Canadian Politics: Canadian Prime Ministers of the 1890s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. His son went on the serve briefly as Manitoba's premier in 1900.

World: Arabic: Beginning Arabic-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. I ask you what school you attend, and you want to respond that you attend New York University. How do you name it in Arabic?

bayti New York jaami'ati New York kuliyati New York madiinati New York

World: Famous Trials: The Michael Jackson Trial 2005-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Michael Jackson's second ex-wife appeared in court to give evidence for the prosecution. What was her name?

History: War History: Ancient Military History-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. In the 300's B.C what son of Macedonian king Philip II spread Greek culture throughout the Asian world by conquering territory nearly all the way to the Indian subcontinent?

History: 1980s Nostalgia: The Magnificent 80s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. In 1989, what significant event took place marking the end of the Cold War?

Hands Across America The Nuclear Arms Treaty The fall of the Berlin Wall The Palesades Treaty

History: Old West: Outlaws of the American West-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. This outlaw was born in Missouri in 1847. At the age of seventeen he rode with Confederate guerilla leader "Bloody" Bill Anderson. in 1866 he formed a gang with his brother Frank. Who was he?

History: 1980s Nostalgia: It Happened in the 80s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Which famous singer died from anorexia nervosa at the age of 32 in 1983?

History: Famous Dates: Important Historical Dates: Britain and America-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. The attempt by Philip II, King of Spain, to invade England failed disastrously. In which year did he send his Armada to conquer England?

History: World War II: Some Crucial Battles of WWII-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. This battle decided the fate of Britain. A four month battle between the RAF and the Luftwaffe. Both tried to control the skies.

The Battle of Britain The Battle of the Atlantic The Battle of Falaise Operation Sealion

Movies: L: Christopher Lambert Movies-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Christopher Lambert was once married to an actress whose career has bloomed recently, featuring in movies such as 'The Glass House' and 'The Perfect Storm.' Who is she?

Movies: Christmas Movies: What Christmas Movie Am I? - Part 2-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Are you getting in the holiday spirit? Are you ready to ask Santa Clause for something special? Maybe you’d like what Danny Kaye wanted one year. What was that he wanted in that song again?

Movies: Cage, Nicolas: The Film History of Nicolas Cage-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Nicolas Cage received some acting accolades after co-starring with which 1980s Hollywood leading lady in the film 'Peggy Sue Got Married'?

Movies: Degrees - Easy +/- 10: 14 Degrees of Kevin Bacon in 'Name The Movie'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Kenneth White and Gabriel Jarret are in this little-known drama from 2001. A matter-of-fact, strait-laced state executioner is humanized, when he befriends a man on death row.

Movies: Degrees - Average 10: 10 Degrees of Ed Harris-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Heath Ledger and Mary Jo Deschanel are in this movie about a pacifist drawn into the Revolutionary War when his young son is killed by a British commander.

Music: Australian Music: Finish the Lyric: 1980s Australian Classics-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. What are the missing words in this song? "Travelling in a fried-out combie, on a hippy trail, head full full of zombie. I met a strange lady,____________________".

Music: Finish The Lyric: Lost for Words! 10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. "Close your ______ and I'll kiss you Tomorrow I'll miss you Remember I'll always be true." A classic tune from the Beatles, but which word is missing?

Music: Finish The Lyric: Lost for Words! 11-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. "But the biggest kick I ever got Was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock While the other kids were Rocking Round the ______ We were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock" What are they rocking around?

Music: Music from 1967: 1967 - Let It All Hang Out-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. "Why do all the boys just pass you by Could it be you just don't try or is it the clothes you wear You're always window shopping but never stopping to buy So shed those dowdy feathers and fly... a little bit" Who was this gal?

Music: Classical Music: Easy Orff-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Carl Orff was born (in 1895) and died (1982) in this Bavarian capital, where he studied with Heinrich Kaminski. The city is also the home of "Oktoberfest" and hosted the 1972 Olympics.

Music: Music Mixture: Forgetful Fred listens to Music!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. I can't remember this guy's name! But I do remember that when he accepted his Oscar for Best Song, everyone was afraid he'd cause a scene. However, he shocked his critics by quietly and calmly accepting the award. What artist was it?

History: Ancient Egypt: Egypt and the Pharaohs-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. In ancient Egyptian religion the sun is worshipped by many names, the most common name of the sun-god is?

History: 1970s Nostalgia: Do You Remember 1973?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. In 1973 which woman tennis player beat Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome?

History: War History: Conquest and Conflict-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Although Sitting Bull is most often associated with Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn, this Indian leader also played a key role:

History: Italian: Medici Family-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Lorenzo's work in building Florence's splendour was widely known and as such he was given a nickname. What was that nickname?

History: 1970s History: The Real 70s (Mainly American)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. In the early 1970s, many people were seen participating in this fad. The participants had to be naked to do so. The fad even was seen at the 1973 Oscar telecast. What was the name of this eye opening fad?

History: Civil War: The American Civil War-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Although Jefferson Davis took office in the original Confederate capital in Montgomery, Alabama, the Confederate capitol was moved from there to another city after the battle of Fort Sumter. Where was the Confederate capital moved to?

History: Famous Dates: On This Day: VII-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. April 22nd, 1984 saw a breakthrough in identifying a new type of human cancer, a T-cell lymphotropic virus, that without a cure would kill any human who carried it, but what was this virus?

Literature: Literary Titles: Name That Book!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. This old man went fishing for 84 days and DIDN'T catch a thing! Talk about bad luck! He manages to catch a marlin and....well, I ain't tellin' ya! What is the name of this novella?

Dorf on Fishing The Sun Also Rises The Old Man and the Sea For Whom the Bell Tolls

Literature: Literature by Region: Scandinavian Writers-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Thor Heyerdahl, author of the popular non-fiction adventure story 'Kon-Tiki', is from what country?

Literature: Famous Last Lines: Last Lines of Famous Novels-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 'He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.'

Literature: French Literature: French Literature 842 - 1980-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. "Vingt Ans Après" By Alexandre Dumas the Elder is a sequel to which of his other novels?

Literature: Young Adult Fiction: The Assorted Teen Bookshelf-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. This series is about a group of baby-sitters from Connecticut. Throughout the series there’s an average of seven baby-sitters involved.

World: Asian Cultures: Samurai Culture and History-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Samurai was a class of Japanese warriors in the service of what leader?

World: Airports & Airlines: Airline Classes-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. This is easy. You are at the check-in counter for passengers travelling in 'L'Espace', what airline are you going to fly?

World: Museums & Art Galleries: Cities of the World's Most Famous Museums-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Finally a museum with an English name! Where is the Tate Gallery?

London and Liverpool Chicago and St Louis (Missouri) New York and Boston Vancouver and Calgary

World: Business World: Pizza Hut-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Pizza Hut use an acronym - C.H.A.M.P.S. This is used by managers and mystery customers to assess certain aspects of each restaurant. What does CHAMPS stand for?

World: Organizations: Terrorist Organisations-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Which terrorist organisation was responsible for the suicide attack on US and French marine barracks in 1983 that killed 297 soldiers?

World: Polish: Basic Polish For The Tourist-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Suppose you are looking for the 'market square' somewhere, which of these signs would point out the right direction?

World: Presidential Trivia: Even More Presidential Facts-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Which US president was nicknamed, the "First Bigamist President"?

World: Lincoln, Abraham: The 16th President of the USA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Mary Todd became Mrs. Lincoln in November 1842. The Rev. Charles Dresser married them at ________ ?

City Hall Mary Todd's sister's home the Globe Tavern the Reverend's house

History: Massachusetts History: Plymouth, Massachusetts-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. In the late 1700's, Mother Crewe (who was considered a witch) cursed Ansel Ring, his wife and their family. They all eventually died untimely and horrific deaths. In what Massachusetts city did the famous witch trials take place nearly 100 years earlier?

History: Persian Empire: Ancient Persia-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Which mythical animal, with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion, was depicted in Persian architecture?

Movies: Movies Bonds and Acrostics: Duh, Who Am I?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. I'm the first letter of the alphabet or I'm the missing word in this movie. "____ View to Kill", what letter am I?

Movies: P: Bill Paxton Movies-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Bill played a car salesman named Simon who was supposedly having an affair with Arnold's Schwarzenegger's wife in this action/comedy. Also stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Tom Arnold.

Movies: Common Titles: Movies with Fruit in the Title.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. What was the title of Stanley Kubrick's controversial movie about brain-washing released in Great Britain in 1971?

Poisoned Orange The Love of an Orange A Clockwork Orange Bitter Oranges

Movies: Oscars - Best Picture: Academy Awards: Best Picture-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Which of these movies received the Oscar for Best Picture, and only a few choice awards, in 1972?

Movies: Name It - Easy: Test Your Knowledge of These Blockbusters-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. (1996) This movie is about a sports agent who discovers love and his conscience with the help of a very boisterous and talented wide receiver. A line used throughout the movie by both the sports agent and his wide receiver is, "show me the money!"

Movies: Degrees - Average 10: Ten Degrees of Orlando Bloom-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Stockard Channing stars in a movie with John Travolta. It features songs like "You're the One That I Want" and "Worse Things I Could Do".

"Time waits for no man, but true love waits forever." "This was the era that belonged to young people - but mostly it belonged to a shy, lanky guy... The screen has never come so close to the heart of a man!" "They couldn't hear him. They couldn't see him. But he was there when they needed him... Even after he was gone." "Murder. Blackmail. Temptation. Redemption. It's been a busy week."

Movies: Movies Bonds and Acrostics: What Movie Am I?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Actor #2 appeared in "The French Connection", "Enemy of the State", and "The Royal Tenenbaums".

Music: Which Song Is It: Lyrics To Sing By-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 'I bet you didn't know it but I'm a fiddle player too and if you care to take a dare I'll make a bet with you'

'The Legend of the Wooly Swamp' 'Dueling Banjos' 'Always on my Mind' 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia'

Music: Which Band?: Which Band Are They In?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. How are Mr. Timberlake, Mr. Bass, Mr. Fatone, Mr. Chasez, and Mr. Kirkpatrick better known?

Music: Opera: Famous Italian Operas-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Which Italian opera deals with a rather man-hating princess who frightens off her admirers with complicated riddles and the threat of instant execution if they cannot solve them?

Music: 1980s Music: Music of the 80s: Part II-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. In what 1989 song did Billy Joel give us an exhaustive list of 20th century historical events?

Famous Last Words We Didn't Start the Fire Storm Front Good Night Saigon

History: World History: Treaties Which Have Changed the World-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Which treaty ended the World War I hostilities between the Allies and Germany?

Treaty of Utrecht Treaty of Versailles Treaty of Frankfurt Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

History: Civil War: The Civil War - Part I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Which of these persons or groups were confined to the "Old Capitol Prison?"

History: Nazi Germany: Adolf Hitler, "Der Fuhrer"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. What was the name of his book that made him very rich during his later life?

History: Romans in Britain: An Ancient Battle for Britain-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. The Roman soldiers were generally better equipped than their Celtic counterparts. In the conflict between British and Roman forces in the 1st century, which of the following troops wore little or no body armor?

History: Mixed Bag: Famous Firsts-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Who was the first person to sucessfully fly non-stop, solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

History: 1950s Nostalgia: Early Blooming Boomers: The Early Years (American)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. My parents purchased their first new (as opposed to previously owned) car in 1952. It was a Ford. How much did it cost?

Literature: Children's Literature: ASOUE: "The Grim Grotto," by Lemony Snicket-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. All of the following are true statements about Fiona except:

Fiona had triangular shaped glasses as an infant, and still had triangular shaped glasses. In the search of the Gorgonian Grotto, Fiona found a letter written from one of the Snicket siblings to Count Olaf. Fiona gave Klaus a good-bye kiss as she left the Queequeg for the last time. Fiona found the cook's constant optimism to be a bit tiresome.

Literature: Poetry: I Read Some Byron and Shelley and Keats...-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Fill in the blanks: "To see a World in a _____ ___ ______ / And a Heaven in a _____ _____ / Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand / And Eternity in an ____"

Literature: As You Like It: As You Like It-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Who utters these immortal lines: 'All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts.'?

Literature: Children's Literature: Harry Potter vs. Mythology-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Out of some of the curses in Harry Potter, which one means "absolute control?"

World: Kennedy, John F.: More on the JFK Assassination-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Which of the following had antagonism toward JFK that could have provided a motive for assassination?

Big Business and Right Wing factions Disenchanted Cuban factions All of them CIA and Organized Crime factions

World: Business World: Henri Fayol: Management Principles-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Fayol emphasised on the need for team work in completing objectives and in the principle “In union, there is strength”. What term did Fayol use for expressing this?

World: Corporations: Corporate Scandals-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10. Which American politician was formerly the CEO of Halliburton, a construction company alleged to have improperly booked US$100 million in cost overruns before customers agreed to pay them?

World: Welsh: A Day Out with Dai!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. You're safely on the train, and as it pulls slowly out of the station, Dai waves to you. How do you say goodbye to him?

World: Chinese: Chinese Tones-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. An easy one to start us off: What are the tones for 'cheng (accomplish, become complete) yu (words, language)'?

World: World Leaders: Identify the World Leader 2004 - Part II-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Considered by many to be Europe’s last dictator, he qualified as a teacher following his 1985 graduation from the Belorussian Agricultural Academy and was elected as President of Belarus in 1994.

World: Chinese: Chinese Culture... In Chinese-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. If one character represents one written Chinese symbol, then how many characters are Chinese idioms commonly made up of?

World: Greek: Ancient Greek-- The First Aorist-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. How does one form the first aorist of a stem that ends in a palatal stop, like kappa, gamma, or khi? What is the correct first aorist of "phrassO," "fence in, fortify"?

World: Volkswagen: Air Cooled Volkswagens-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Volkswagen, like most automakers, expanded its production into other countries. Beside Germany, where has Volkswagen produced Volkswagens?

World: Motorcycles: Motorcycles In America-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Which of these types of motorcycles can travel at all legal highway speeds?